Two-decker bed



Nov. 28, 1944.

E. F. KURTH ET AL TWO-DECKER BED Filed July 9, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet l dKur' INVENTORJ` NOV. 28, 1944.l E` F `KURTH ET AL 2,363,599 u vTwo-DECKER BED Filed July 9, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i I v INVENTORJ WMZ L.Z5 7^ 7 J KLJ/ff EV MTTORNEV ting of having two` beds in the space at`present Patented Nev. 2s, `1944 p n .rwofDEcKEnE-n" y s 'nevmtnexmtnUnited states Army, Washington,

parts rigidly together suchpartsmayybefreadily separated ordetached ifit is desiredto take the 10 bed down.;` n

:Another objectpof therinvention is to form one or two beds, uone abovethe other, thus permitoccupied by a single bed.`

The present invention is designed more particularly for use in armycamps but it can `also be found advantageous for use in hotels, summerhouses, on' transport and` hospital ships" or in 20 other places wherespace is at a minimum.

. This bed was primarily designed for its` simplicity, cheapness,lightness, `durability and the obviation from all danger of collapsewhile in use, and for thefurther reason that loose or spare parts willbe eliminatedwhen this bedis used as `a singleor a two-decker.,

While from a standpoint ef `vitai materiale it.

is preferred to construct the frameof wood, it is l Stoiber understoodthat the invention is not to be limited to the employment of` thismaterial, as it will be obvious that, if preferred, the same n "ideasmay be carried intoeect `by making the frame of metal or other suitablematerials.

With these and other objectsin View,` as will appear, the inventionconsists of the novel construction and combination of parts of a singleor i two-decker bed, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part 40 of this specification,and in which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts,there is illustrated a form of the embodiment ofthe invention,whichfembodies the essential features thereof. vIt is also te beunderstood thaethese 45 maybe departed `from in variousdetails ofconstruction and proportions of parts withoutde parting from the spiritof the` invention, and in the drawings: H

Fig. 1 is` a side elevation of the invention in use 50 as a single bed.n n Fig. 2 is a similar View as a two-decker bed. Fig. 3 is an end viewof Fig. llooking in the direction of the.` arrow.

Fig. 4 is a similar View of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a 'fragmentarysectional View,` of the "means,fonassembling.the frame` of the bed.

In the, form.0f ,bed herein shown, `there are presented twoftiers`orqbeds1 divided by ;a .central rail into two ,separate bed sections,the occupant `ofqtlie upper bed beingprevented `frominteriering with theoccupant -of thelowerbed by-,means oa central rail. l C .i n

` ;.Referring;to` the drawings in-` detail, IIlaand, I I w designate`the .head` and footsectionsof the; bed

the foot section I I but when the bed is Ltotbemsdd as a two decker, asshown inFig. `2, the bed I3 `will utilizetwohead sections III and thebed Il` will utilize twofoot sections II. This isdonej to [give theoccupant of bed I3 suillcient head room and air space andto preventinterference of `the occupant of the upper bed with the occupant of `thelower bed.

`Referring more particularly to the headsection IIJ which in thisinstance is` composed of two corner posts I5 secured together by anywellknown means, (such as dowels D) by braces I6 and a top board I8 atpoints I'I, the top board is designed to project above andbeyond thecorner posts I5 as shown at I9. This is done in order` that the topboard I8 can t into a transverse groove 20 formed at the bottom of thecorner post 2i of the footsections II. `'l'he foot'section II, likethehead section I0, is composed of two corner posts 2| secured together byany wellknown means, (such as dowels D)` by braces 22.

` The head andfoot sections I0 and II respec-f tively are joined,together by side rails 23 having slats 24 rigidly secured thereto. Therails 23 are y joined'together by side `rails 25 which are adapted torest;A onblocks 26 secured to the cornerposts I5.and` 2|. Thisconstruction forms a frame which can be moved as a unit and thus lesstime is required to assemble the bed as` a single or two decker.

In Fig. 5 where the foot sections II are taken as an illustration, themeans for joining the frame composed of side andend rails 23 and 25respectively is more specifically shown, as is also shown` the cornerblock 21, which is placed in the corner of the` frame and` heldimposition by nailsN.` The corner block 21 strengthens the frame andprevents it from moving or shifting out of shape.

The bolt 28 is inserted throughthe post 2I1in a suitable opening but isscrewed intothe end rail 25 and `the side rail 23. When the bolt 28 `is'55 screwed into the sidewrail 23, it will engage a nut' that the nutcan sink into the post and thus present a neater appearance as well' asomit any.

projections on which to catch bed clothing or garments.

It will be seen from the foregoing description.

that while the device of the present invention is of exceedingly simpleconstruction, it will be thor,

oughly efcient and durable in use and by reason of the manner in whichthe parts are associated the, danger of breakage or disarrangement inuse will be reduced to a minimum.

From the foregoing it isl thought that the conf struction, operation andmany advantages of the herein-described invention' will be apparent tothose skilled in theart without further description and it will beunderstood Ithat various changes in the size, shape, proportions andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.v

Having thus described the "invention, what is claimed as new anddesiredl to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Ina double deck bed, the combination of a lower bed having head andfoot sections of uniform height and having upwardly projectingcorner-posts on each section, said sections each including a board-likemember connecting and projecting above the corner posts, and an upperbed having `end sections including corner posts sub- ,r stantiallyshorter than the posts of the lower bed and having transversely slottedfeet,l the posts of the upper bed resting on the posts of the lower I'-bed with the projecting member entering the slots,y all the head andfoot sections having detachable connecting means at uniformV distancesfrom the `lower ends of their corner posts, said board-like membersforming headboards for the beds, whereby the beds are capable of beingreassembledas separate beds, each having a high head section and a lowfoot section.

y 2. A bed having a removable head section having corner posts and ayheadboard `projecting above said posts and a removable foot sectionhaving corner posts substantially shorter than those of the head sectionand having transversely slotted feet, whereby the bed may bevreassembled in combination with another similar bed vto form a doubledeck bed, with both of the end Vsections having headboards on the lowerbed` and the other bed placed on top with its slottedfeet engaging theheadboards.

ERVIN F. KURTH. EUGENE LE ROY BRIGGs.

